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Friday, January 27, 2012

Korea's Naver has recently added a new language to its set of online dictionaries, adding Spanish to the current selection of English, Japanese, Chinese, and French. Naver's dictionaries are slow to be released because they are quite thorough, with plenty of example sentences as well as audio. The Spanish dictionary is here.

The first thing one wonders with a dictionary like this is what type of Spanish? For that, all you need to do is search for a word with an i following a c, or something else that distinguishes European from Latin American Spanish. Well, European except Andalusian Spanish, but that's a different subject.

Because Naver is so central to Korean online life, this dictionary makes it a perfect starting point for any Korean wanting to learn the language. Not everyone in Korea is aware of Naver's excellent online dictionaries though (it's mostly used for basic searches, subway/bus times, anything else to do with daily life) so it is worth recommending to a Korean friend who is interested in the language.